Junk DNA Deforms Salamander Bodies
Yet the unfit creatures survive, challenging our long-held view of evolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Porosity of the moon"s crust reveals bombardment history
Around 4.4 billion years ago, the early solar system resembled a game of space rock dodgeball, as massive asteroids and comets, and, later, smaller rocks and galactic debris pummeled the moon and other infant terrestrial bodies. This period ended aro.....»»
"They"re everywhere": microplastics in oceans, air and human body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies—with uncertain implications......»»
CleanMyMac X adds new menu bar app for monitoring battery health, CPU, and more
CleanMyMac X is one of the more popular utilities for helping rid your Mac of junk by uninstalling apps, deleting old files, and more. In a new update today, CleanMyMac X is adding an all-new menu bar app that lets you control and monitor the health.....»»
See the crater left by a space junk impact on the moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped an image showing the crater created by a Chinese rocket booster which crashed into the moon earlier this year......»»
Tsunami of junk traffic that broke DDoS records delivered by tiniest of botnets
The DDoS arms race shows no signs of slowing down. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) A massive flood of malicious traffic that recently set a new distributed denial-of-service record came from an unlikely source......»»
These fish live in sub-freezing waters. Why are so many getting sick?
Antarctic fish have evolved to survive—and thrive—under unbearable conditions. They make their living at the sub-zero Centigrade, freezing temperatures of the ice-filled Southern Ocean, and they keep their bodies from freezing solid by producing.....»»
New processing technique could make potatoes healthier
Researchers announced early tests of a new potato processing technique designed to make our bodies digest potato starch more slowly. Laboratory demonstrations show that the approach blocks certain digestive enzymes from reaching the potato starch as.....»»
Safety is the base of IoV
HwaCom Systems announced in March that it is developing 5G network applications including Internet of Vehicle (IoV), smart city, and smart mobility and working with governmental bodies to unify industrial standards for these emerging applications......»»
How will climate change affect the geographic range of salamander species in the U.S. and Canada?
In a study published in the Journal of Wildlife Management, investigators predicted the geographic range restriction of several different species of salamanders in eastern Canada and the United States under future climate scenarios in 2050 and 2070......»»
Sharp X-ray images despite imperfect lenses
X-rays make it possible to explore inside human bodies or peer inside objects. The technology used to illuminate the detail in microscopically small structures is the same as that used in familiar situations—such as medical imaging at a clinic or l.....»»
The scientist helping to develop the axolotl as a model
With its amazing capacity to regenerate tissues and organs, its ability to reproduce in a laboratory environment and the ease with which its genes can be manipulated, the Mexican salamander, or axolotl, holds enormous promise as a model for the study.....»»
Deaths of 3 women in early heat wave raise questions, fears
Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days. But the discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility this month left the city looking for answers to questions that were supposed to be address.....»»
Tall, dense trees identified as effective weapon against traffic"s toxic nanoparticles
Toxic airborne nanoparticles from vehicles on our roads, which enter our bodies and lungs and damage human health, can more effectively be screened out by tall, dense trees than other "green infrastructure," finds a new study from the University of S.....»»
How Ukraine Uses Facial Recognition Technology to Identify Dead Russian Soldiers and War Criminals
"Ukraine is using facial recognition technology to identify bodies of Russian soldiers killed in war," reads the chyron on CNN's latest video report. It explains how Ukraine is using the technology "both to help with this difficult task and help adva.....»»
"Tabula sapiens" multi-organ cell atlas already yielding surprises for biologists
With rare exceptions, each of the trillions of cells in our bodies carries an exact duplicate of the human genome, which contains between 20,000 and 25,000 protein-coding genes. But to carry out the specialized functions that make life possible, orga.....»»
Head, body, eye coordination conserved across animal kingdom, researchers find
Fruit flies synchronize the movements of their heads and bodies to stabilize their vision and fly effectively, according to Penn State researchers who utilized virtual-reality flight simulators. The finding appears to hold true in primates and other.....»»
Scientists show reduced heavy metal toxicity in goldfish using hard water
When industrial effluents containing high levels of heavy metals are discharged into fish bodies, they pose a serious threat to aquatic ecosystems. One such heavy metal, zinc, is required by organisms in miniscule amounts, but if it accumulates in hi.....»»
Daniel Radcliffe is a surprise thirst trap in the first trailer for his "Weird Al" movie
Anyone who is familiar with Daniel Radcliffe's and "Weird Al" Yankovic's respective bodies of work knew to expect a good time from this first trailer for Roku's Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. But you probably didn't expect it to be served with a side.....»»
NASA Is Sending Artificial Female Bodies To the Moon To Study Radiation Risks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Helga and Zohar are headed for a trip around the Moon on an important mission, measuring radiation risks for female astronauts for the first time. The inanimate pair are manikins modeled after the bod.....»»
Researchers discover new species of salamander from Gulf Coastal plains hotspot
There are approximately 750 species of salamander known to science, a third of which reside in North America. Now, a team of researchers led by R. Alexander Pyron, the Robert F. Griggs Associate Professor of Biology at the George Washington Universit.....»»